Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-08
HOUSE.

The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
reported II. j. K. /, relating to the adop-
ton of Joint Rules, II. j. K. 2, authorlz-
ing the Auditor to draw his warrant for
the pay of members mileage and per
diem and the pay per diem of attaches; H..
B. |, for the establishment OF q part OF the
boundary line between West Virginia ana
| Maryland, III. B. s, relating to acceptance
of report Of Joint Boundary Commission
establishing boundary line between West
Virginia and Pennsylvania, and II. B.. ii,
relating to the maintenance OF lunatlcS In
Jail, rs being properly enrolled, which re-
port was received.
Mr.. Hagans having called for the cOnside-
ration of the concurrent resolution offered
yesterday, setting the time for the adjourn
ment of the Legislature, sine die as Thurs
day, May 9Th, ut II A. NJ. and 1t being
amended to read Thursday, May 9th at II
O'Clock p. NJ, the resolution was agreed to
by a vote OF 81 to 81 and the same cOmmu-
nicated to the Senate.
Mr.. Chipley then offered the following
resolution:
ResoIred By the Legislature of Vest Virginia:
That the passage of the InterState-Com-
merce Bill by Congress is heartily approved
by this Legislature, and that the thank OF
this body are hereby rendered to our Sen
ators and Representatives for their efforts
to secure its passage, and We as u body eX-
press the desire that the said bill sha he
perfected and carried into effect. which
was adopted by a vote of 80 to J.
II. B. 10, authorizing the Auditor to pay
claims for keeping lunatics out OF jail, on
its first reading was ordered to its second
reading.
II. b. 10, providing for the payment of
fines by work on public roads, on its first
reading, was ordered to its second.
II. b. 20, providing for the erection OF a
second hospital for the insane ut Mason
City, reported by the committee, with the
recommendation that it do not pass, was
rejected.
III. b. 81, requiring circuit clerks TO GER
tify to the Auditor all claims allowed and
certified for payment out OF the State
treasury, was laid on the table and :. Il. :
| of like provisions taken up in lieu thereof,
on its first reading and ordered to the sec
ond.
II. b. 1.-THE Railroad Discrimination
bill-was made the special order OF bust
ness for to-day at 3 p. m.
The constitutional rules being dispensed
with s. L. 8, was put upon its passage and
passed.
The Speaker here laid before the House
a communication from the Auditor, it be
ing a statement of claims filed, showing
the amounts now unpaid and the proper
tiOnS due the State Fund and General
ScnoOl Fund as follows: Amount due State
Fund, S2l, 1896. 60; amount due General
School Fund, $92, 020. %; total SOB, 4l7.42.
The hour Of noon having arrived the
Senate was announced and the
JOINT ASSEMBLY
organized for the purpose of ballOting for
the election of a United States Senator.
Upon motion of Mr.. Hamilton the rules
of the Senate, so far as applicable were
adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Young, all speeches
nominating or explanatory were limited to
three minutes each.
Nominations being declared in order Mr..
Hagans nominated w. II. II. Flick; Mr..
Woods, Johnson n. Camden; Mr.. TOler,
DIR. Barbec; Mr.. Chipley, K. P. Chew, and
Senator Il. W. Price, Judge r. S. Brown.
Mr.. Switzer having obtained recOgni-
ton from the President begged that he be
excused from casting his vote so long Us
the name of Johnson n. Camden was be-
fore the joint assembly. He stated rs his
reason that his constituents demanded that
he vote for Mr.. Camden, but that under
his convictions he could not so do. lie
stated that he had considered resignation
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tached to an election in his district he
had considered this course not adyls'
able. Upon motion Of Senator Van Pelt
Senator SwitZer was so excused. The
FIRST BALLOT
was then taken. Total number of votes,
80; necessary to q choice, 40. Camden,
43; Flick, 80; Barbee, ;; Chew, 9; i. 5.
Brown, /; Raymond, /, Senators Carr,
Woodward and Minear and Delegates
Whitaker and Depue voting with the
Democrats. The
SECOND BALLOT
resulted: Camden, 43; Flick, 81; Barbee,
4; Chew, 5, and Raymond, ;. The
THIRD BALLOT
stood: Camden, -; Flick, 81; Barhee, 4
Chew, :, and Raymond, ,. Here a mo.
ton TO dissolve was lost by a vote OF Al tC
Al, and the
FOURT BALLOT
ordered. resulting: Camden, -; Flick, 80
Rarbee, >; Chew, :; Raymond, 3. Ne
election being made, the
FIFTH BALLOT
was taken as follows: Camden, 43; Flick,
30; Barbee, >; Chew, :: and Raymond f.
The
SIXTH BALLOT
resulted; Camden, 43; Flick, 30; Barbee,
>; Chew, :; Okey Johnson |; Raymond,
3. The
SEVENTH BALLOT
was then taken after a motion to dissolve
had been defeated, Mr.. Woods in casting
his vote making the statement that if nC
election was secured on this ballot John,
son y. Camden, the Democratic Caucu.
nominee, would be withdrawn. The vote
I rs announced was: Camden, Is; Flick, 80
: Rarbce, ); Chew. 8; and Raymond ,
Here upon motion the joint assembly dis
solved.
Upon motion the House adjourned.
SENATE.